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jfb ([personal profile] jfb) wrote2008-03-10 11:00 am

Confidential to Glenn in Portland

One of my favorite movies at Cinequest this year was The Call of Cthulhu, a faithful new adaptation by the H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society in the style of a 1920's silent movie (although, unfortunately, with a synthetic orchestra playing the score).  Actually, looking at the web site, I guess it premiered in Portland three years ago, so this is old news.  Anyway, I enjoyed it, and it's available on DVD.

[identity profile] tombking.livejournal.com 2008-03-10 07:31 pm (UTC)(link)
I saw it at SIFF last year or maybe the year before. I thought that the silent film approach was great for the story within a story narrative.

[identity profile] greyaenigma.livejournal.com 2008-03-10 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks.

I was hoping to see it in the theater when it came out. Then I thought it looked really cool when I saw the stills on [livejournal.com profile] film_stills ("What? Is this a silent film? But it looks so oddly modern...") I bought the DVD back in October, but still haven't watched it.

Maybe after I fix my network.